Your Health - Indigenous Health

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The link between overcrowded housing, ear infections and incarceration provides an insight into the complex relationship between health and social issues in Indigenous communities.

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Health and wellbeing of the Irish TravellersA shorter life expectancy of about 15 years and a male suicide rate that's almost seven times higher than the national average; double the infant mortality. The Traveller people in Ireland have surprisingly much in common with . They have been perceived as different and discriminated against since the Middle Ages. A three-year study reveals how thats affected the health of the Irish Traveller.Big Idea 22 April 2015

Utopian ideal for Indigenous health?Residents of one remote Aboriginal community have found that their connection to country is good for their health.Health: The Pulse 01 October 2009